Decayed Wood Advisor

For Structural Condition: Larger Trees, Small/medium Trees
For Habitat: Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest OR Coast, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest OR W Cascades, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest WA Coast, Westside Lowland Conifer-Hardwood Forest WA W Cascades

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Literature and Studies for Downwood

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Species Code: PIWO Species Name: Pileated woodpecker
Decay Class: measured only classes 1-3 Stand Age Or Structure: managed/unmanaged mosaic landscape
Geographic Area: Olympic Peninsula Comments: log volume at nest and roost sites (n=154); plot size =0.4 ha; availability plots (n=209, mean 262.5 m3/ha (SD=206)); logs not significant variable in logistic regression, pileateds rarely forage on logs unless raised off the ground; percent cover calculated from volume reported by author
Citation: Aubry and Raley 2002 Structural Detail (Specific Structure): unmanaged late-successional - 47%; second-growth <35 yrs old - 20%; recent clearcuts -13%; 75 yr old blowdown stands w/remnants - 11%; hardwoods or non-forest -9%
Specified Name in Citation:   Habitat Type Details(Specifics):  
Down wood Level: mean (SD) 398 (294) m3/ha; 3.6 (2.7) % cover Down wood Diameter:  
Down wood Length: measured >= 1 m long Down wood Species: